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diptote

/ˈdɪptoʊt/

diptote noun: a noun which has only two cases.

Noun

diptote (plural diptotes)

  1. A noun which has only two cases.
    • In Modern Standard Arabic, nouns belong to triptotes or diptotes, or can be indeclinable.

diptote meaning in Arabic

diptote in Arabic

a noun which has only two cases
مَمْنُوع مِنَ الصَّرْف mamnūʕ mina ṣ-ṣarf, غَيْر مُنْصَرِف ḡayr munṣarif, غَيْرُ أَمْكَنَ

Forms of diptote

pluraldiptotes
alternative formdipt.

Origin of diptote

From Latin diptōtum, from Ancient Greek δίπτωτος (díptōtos), from δί- (dí-) + πτῶσις (ptôsis, “case”).

Words formed from diptote

Questions about diptote

What does diptote mean?
Diptote means a noun which has only two cases.
What is diptote in Arabic?
Diptote in Arabic is مَمْنُوع مِنَ الصَّرْف (mamnūʕ mina ṣ-ṣarf), غَيْر مُنْصَرِف (ḡayr munṣarif), غَيْرُ أَمْكَنَ. See Diptote meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is diptote?
Diptote is a noun.
How do you pronounce diptote?
Diptote is pronounced /ˈdɪptoʊt/.
What is the plural of diptote?
The plural of diptote is diptotes.

Words near diptote in the dictionary

  1. Diptford
  2. diptheria
  3. dipthong
  4. diptoindonesin A
  5. Dipton
  6. diptote
  7. diptotes
  8. diptotic
  9. diptych
  10. diptychs
  11. Dipu

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